Check out this little Butcher Bird chick making itself at home ......

I have a home that could only be described as an inside outside one, it has a large deck blending into the garden and also lots of doors that are always open. It is very suited to the sub-tropical weather of south eastern Queensland. I not only enjoy the open expansive feeling I also love the breezes that blow through the house from the front to the back.

Birds appear to love this home design too as they easily fly in any time of the day. Another word to describe the relationship is comfortable because the other day a parent and a baby Butcher Bird flew in onto one of the cane chairs for a snack of meat. But to our surprise, the baby did what we have never seen before, settled down for a short nap on the cushion after eating.

I am sure he was actually sleeping as he snuggled into the soft cushion for ten minutes. At first I thought he might have been sick but no, he was just making himself at home in our inside outside home. And when I think of it, it made sense for him to do this as he has practically grown up with us since we have fed him since a fledgling. Imprinting really works this way too?

But, the parent bird stayed happily perched on the chair watching over her little chick as he rested and when he had enough they both flew off together. So cute, it made my day.

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